More than Just a Material Perfection: Preserved Human-Environment Relationship in Traditional Brick-Making Scenarios

This paper argues the importance of traditional, local bricks-making production as a convergence of craftsman, material, and environments. The relationship between those three aspects brings meanings to the brick, emphasise on the process of making beyond its property as a physical material. This pa...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2020-10, Vol.1655 (1), p.12125
Main Authors: Wahid, A R, Yatmo, Y A, Paramita, K D
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bricks
Physics
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Summary:This paper argues the importance of traditional, local bricks-making production as a convergence of craftsman, material, and environments. The relationship between those three aspects brings meanings to the brick, emphasise on the process of making beyond its property as a physical material. This paper focuses on the forming phase of the brick-making scenario, whereby the craftsmen have more control in altering the bricks clay. In particular, we conduct this study in three brick-making workshops in Indonesia, precisely in Songgom, Welahan, and Tanjung Pinang. It is found that the stories of identity, the tools used the production, and context-involved production is preserved within the end product. These findings contribute to the current architecture material discussion to look at the imperfection of traditional-made bricks as something that should be celebrated to preserve the local culture.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1655/1/012125